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font-size: 14px;">Welcome to the August edition of TA Talk.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">August is historically one of our busiest months, and this year has been no different!</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">The first few weeks found us delightfully absorbed in award nominations. We had the pleasure of reading over 150 nominations this year, and as usual we were deeply inspired by the impact education support staff are making in schools, all over Australia. We published the state finalists and highly commended nominees on 14th August, and we are looking forward to announcing the individual and team winners on Thursday 4th September during Australian Teacher Aide Appreciation Week.</span> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">We had some insightful conversations with attendees at the National Education Summit in Brisbane earlier in the month, and tomorrow we will be exhibiting and speaking at the National Education Summit in Melbourne. If you are visiting the Melbourne conference, we encourage you to attend the ATA Spotlight session where Kim Nuske will be sharing the new Australian Teaching Assistant Professional Standards, including how this national framework will support professional growth and improve collaboration in the classroom.</span> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Australian Teacher Aide Appreciation Week, 1 – 5 September, is just around the corner, and we hope your school is gearing up to acknowledge and celebrate your TAs in some way. As usual, we have lots of ideas, templates and special things happening every day so make sure you check out the Appreciation Week page on our website.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">As we juggle all of these special events, we remain grounded in our core business, which is the provision of professional learning that is accessible, practical, evidence-based and designed especially for education support staff in Australian schools.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">We love what we do, and we are grateful for the community we get to serve each day.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Warm regards</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> Stella and Mandy</p></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-4" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#22a57c;color:#000;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#fff;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><strong>APPRECIATION WEEK</strong></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-5" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#333;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="33.333333333333336%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:15px;vertical-align:top"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center"><div style="max-width:198.333px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/9sjw/22gx686o/yux/e3r/q8r/Morning%20tea%20%231%20August%2020%20%281%29.jpg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="198.333" alt="Image" title="Image" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-2" width="66.66666666666667%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:15px;padding-top:15px;vertical-align:top"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><strong><span style="word-break: break-word; color: #22a57c; font-size: 14px;">Are you ready to celebrate?</span></strong></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Australian Teacher Aide Appreciation Week kicks off next week, from 1–5 September, and we can’t wait to celebrate the incredible work of teacher aides across Australia!</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">We hope everyone is feeling excited and has had the chance to check out our celebration resources. If not, don’t worry – there’s still time to get involved! From thank you notes and class activities to morning teas and shout-outs at assembly, every effort helps shine a light on the vital role of teacher aides.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Don’t forget to capture the celebrations with plenty of photos and videos, and then enter our competition for a chance to win a morning tea for all the teacher aides at your school!</span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="button_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr> <td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><a href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/australian-teacher-aide-appreciation-week-1-5-september-2025" target="_blank" style="color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;"><!--[if mso]> <v:roundrect xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/australian-teacher-aide-appreciation-week-1-5-september-2025" style="height:38px;width:416px;v-text-anchor:middle;" arcsize="11%" fillcolor="#ff6d31"> <v:stroke dashstyle="Solid" weight="0px" color="#ff6d31"/> <w:anchorlock/> <v:textbox inset="0px,0px,0px,0px"> <center dir="false" style="color:#ffffff;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px"> <![endif]--> <span class="button" style="background-color: #ff6d31; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-radius: 4px; border-right: 0px solid transparent; border-top: 0px solid transparent; color: #ffffff; display: inline-block; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: undefined; mso-border-alt: none; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; text-align: center; width: 100%; word-break: keep-all; letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="word-break: break-word;"><span style="word-break: break-word; line-height: 28px;" data-mce-style>Go to resources</span></span></span> <!--[if mso]></center></v:textbox></v:roundrect><![endif]--></a></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-6" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#22a57c;color:#000;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#fff;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><strong>NEW! ON THE ATA WEBSITE</strong></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-7" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#333;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="33.333333333333336%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:15px;vertical-align:top"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center"><div style="max-width:198.333px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/9sjw/22gx686o/hio/vgp/v5k/tools%20and%20templates.jpg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="198.333" alt="Image" title="Image" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-2" width="66.66666666666667%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:15px;padding-top:15px;vertical-align:top"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><strong><span style="word-break: break-word; color: #22a57c; font-size: 14px;">Tools and Templates (Under the Resource Centre tab)</span></strong></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">We’ve created a brand-new<strong> </strong>Tools and Templates page on our website, designed to make your work as a teacher aide and the support you receive from your school even stronger.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">You’ll find ready-to-use checklists, surveys, and guides to help you reflect on your practice, track student progress, and grow your professional skills.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"> For schools and leaders, these resources also provide practical ways to encourage staff engagement in professional learning, strengthen collaboration between teachers and teacher aides, and support the onboarding of new team members.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Whether you’re looking for a simple record sheet for small group work, an induction checklist for new staff, or a guide to building stronger teaching teams, our new collection has something for you.</span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="button_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><a href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/tools-and-templates" target="_blank" style="color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;"><!--[if mso]> <v:roundrect xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/tools-and-templates" style="height:38px;width:416px;v-text-anchor:middle;" arcsize="11%" fillcolor="#ff6d31"> <v:stroke dashstyle="Solid" weight="0px" color="#ff6d31"/> <w:anchorlock/> <v:textbox inset="0px,0px,0px,0px"> <center dir="false" style="color:#ffffff;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px"> <![endif]--> <span class="button" style="background-color: #ff6d31; 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Authentic communication.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Join ATA guest presenter and international mindset speaker, Patty Duque, in our upcoming live web event, <em>Stronger Together: Resilience Through Better Communication and Relationships,</em> and discover where the neuroscience of resilience meets the art of connection. </span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Learn how to train your brain to overcome obstacles, navigate tough conversations, and build trust that lasts. </span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; 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font-size: 14px; color: #22a57c;"><strong>What Students Need to Hear From Teaching Assistants<br /></strong></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">As teacher aides, one of the biggest challenges is knowing how much support to give. It’s natural to want to step in and help, but too much assistance can sometimes hold students back from developing their own problem-solving skills.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Our latest resource, <em>What Students Need to Hear from Teaching Assistants</em>, highlights how the scaffolding framework can help with making those decisions confidently. This practical approach breaks down when to step in and guide, and when to step back and give students the space to think, explore, and build resilience.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">By applying this framework, student learning is strengthened, while confidence and independence in the classroom are nurtured.</span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="button_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"> <a href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/preview-what-students-need-hear-teaching-assistants" target="_blank" style="color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;"><!--[if mso]> <v:roundrect xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/preview-what-students-need-hear-teaching-assistants" style="height:38px;width:416px;v-text-anchor:middle;" arcsize="11%" fillcolor="#ff6d31"> <v:stroke dashstyle="Solid" weight="0px" color="#ff6d31"/> <w:anchorlock/> <v:textbox inset="0px,0px,0px,0px"> <center dir="false" style="color:#ffffff;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px"> <![endif]--> <span class="button" style="background-color: #ff6d31; 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font-size: 14px; color: #22a57c;"><strong>Sharing insights and building connections<br /></strong></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">We recently had the pleasure of attending the National Education Summit in Brisbane, where ATA teacher and ATAPS facilitator, Kim Nuske, spoke at the Knowledge Centre about our new Australian Teaching Assistant Professional Standards (ATAPS).</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">It was wonderful to meet so many inspiring educators, put faces to our valued member schools, and forge new connections across the education community.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Our team is now attending the Melbourne NES, and we look forward to connecting with even more of you. If you’re attending on Thursday or Friday this week, be sure to stop by and say hello!</span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="button_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><a href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/australian-teaching-assistant-professional-standards" target="_blank" style="color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;"><!--[if mso]> <v:roundrect xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/australian-teaching-assistant-professional-standards" style="height:38px;width:416px;v-text-anchor:middle;" arcsize="11%" fillcolor="#ff6d31"> <v:stroke dashstyle="Solid" weight="0px" color="#ff6d31"/> <w:anchorlock/> <v:textbox inset="0px,0px,0px,0px"> <center dir="false" style="color:#ffffff;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px"> <![endif]--> <span class="button" style="background-color: #ff6d31; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-radius: 4px; border-right: 0px solid transparent; border-top: 0px solid transparent; color: #ffffff; display: inline-block; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: undefined; mso-border-alt: none; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; text-align: center; width: 100%; word-break: keep-all; letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="word-break: break-word; line-height: 28px;">Learn More About ATAPS</span></span> <!--[if mso]></center></v:textbox></v:roundrect><![endif]--></a></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-14" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#22a57c;color:#000;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#fff;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><strong><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"> UNDERSTANDING ATAPS - ONE STANDARD AT A TIME</span></strong></span></p></div> </div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-15" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#333;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="33.333333333333336%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:15px;vertical-align:top"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center"><div style="max-width:198.333px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/9sjw/22gx686o/nlw/bkb/73p/Standard%207%20with%20wording.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="198.333" alt="Image" title="Image" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-2" width="66.66666666666667%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:15px;padding-top:15px;vertical-align:top"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><strong><span style="word-break: break-word; color: #22a57c; font-size: 14px;">Standard 7 - Engage and communicate professionally with colleagues and the school community.</span></strong></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">It is important that teaching assistants understand their role (what their job is) and responsibilities (how/when/where they do their job) to ensure we are maximising the impact they have when supporting learning and teaching. As staff members, TAs must also comply with legal and ethical obligations, and with school policy and procedures.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Standard 7 outlines the responsibility of compliance, role understanding, and professionalism:</span></p><ul style="line-height:1.2;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><li><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Focus Area 7.1 - Comply with legal and ethical obligations in the school environment.</span></li><li><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Focus Area 7.2 - Comply with school policies and procedures.</span> </li><li><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Focus Area 7.3 - Demonstrate understanding of the teaching assistant role.</span></li><li><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Focus Area 7.4 - Demonstrate professionalism in interactions with colleagues and the school community.</span></li></ul><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Here are a few resources to explore:</span></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><ul style="list-style-type:circle;line-height:1.2;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><li><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">(Video) <a href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/resources/your-words-create-your-future" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">Your Words Create Your Future with Patty Duque</a></span></li><li> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">(Video) <a href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/resources/step-stand-tall-changing-mindset-paraprofessional" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">Step Up Stand Tall - Changing the Mindset of the Paraprofessional</a></span></li><li> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">(PDF) Survey Tool – Inclusive Teacher Aide Practices in Schools: <a href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/sites/default/files/uploaded-content/website-content/survey_inclusive_ta_practices_in_schools_2.0.pdf" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">Inclusive TA Practices in Schools</a></span></li><li> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">(PDF) Sample Teacher Aide Induction Checklist: <a href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/sites/default/files/uploaded-content/website-content/ta_induction_checklist.pdf" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">Teacher Aide Induction Checklist</a></span></li></ul></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="button_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><a href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/australian-teaching-assistant-professional-standards" target="_blank" style="color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;"><!--[if mso]> <v:roundrect xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/australian-teaching-assistant-professional-standards" style="height:38px;width:416px;v-text-anchor:middle;" arcsize="11%" fillcolor="#ff6d31"> <v:stroke dashstyle="Solid" weight="0px" color="#ff6d31"/> <w:anchorlock/> <v:textbox inset="0px,0px,0px,0px"> <center dir="false" style="color:#ffffff;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px"> <![endif]--> <span class="button" style="background-color: #ff6d31; 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font-size: 14px;">At Australian Teacher Aide, our vision goes beyond building a strong organisation, we’re committed to creating opportunities.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"> Every time a membership is purchased or renewed, whether by an individual, a school, or a training organisation, that choice helps deliver education, resources, clean water, and hope to children around the world who need it most.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">We welcome more schools and educators to join this journey. With every new member, the collective impact grows even stronger.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Thank you for being part of this movement. Your support is changing lives both here and across the globe.</span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="button_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"> <a href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/our-impact" target="_blank" style="color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;"><!--[if mso]> <v:roundrect xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/our-impact" style="height:38px;width:416px;v-text-anchor:middle;" arcsize="11%" fillcolor="#ff6d31"> <v:stroke dashstyle="Solid" weight="0px" color="#ff6d31"/> <w:anchorlock/> <v:textbox inset="0px,0px,0px,0px"> <center dir="false" style="color:#ffffff;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px"> <![endif]--> <span class="button" style="background-color: #ff6d31; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-radius: 4px; border-right: 0px solid transparent; border-top: 0px solid transparent; color: #ffffff; display: inline-block; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: undefined; mso-border-alt: none; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; text-align: center; width: 100%; word-break: keep-all; letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="word-break: break-word;"><span style="word-break: break-word; line-height: 28px;" data-mce-style>Our Impact</span></span></span> <!--[if mso]></center></v:textbox></v:roundrect><![endif]--></a></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-20" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center"><div style="max-width:655px"><a href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/have-your-say" target="_blank"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/9sjw/22gx686o/12a/euq/lvn/Have%20your%20say%20for%202026%20newsletter%20banner%20%282%29.jpg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="655" alt title height="auto" /></a></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-21" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#22a57c;color:#000;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#fff;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><strong>OUTSTANDING PARTICIPATION IN ATA PROFESSIONAL LEARNING</strong></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-22" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#333;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="33.333333333333336%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:15px;vertical-align:top"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center"><div style="max-width:198.333px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/dd919e29-754f-487f-a07e-d21805776a16/me_ata/image_outstanding%20PD%20activity.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="198.333" alt title height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-2" width="66.66666666666667%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:15px;padding-top:15px;vertical-align:top"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Congratulations to the following schools for achieving most highly, over the past month, in their professional development journey:</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><strong>Mount St Benedict College NSW</strong></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> <strong>Newbury Primary School VIC</strong></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><strong>Galen Catholic College - Wangaratta VIC</strong></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><strong>Denison College of Secondary Education - Kelso High Campus NSW</strong></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Keep up the great work, everyone!</span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="button_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"> <a href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/faq/how-do-i-get-certificate-professional-development-i-have-completed" target="_blank" style="color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;"><!--[if mso]> <v:roundrect xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/faq/how-do-i-get-certificate-professional-development-i-have-completed" style="height:38px;width:416px;v-text-anchor:middle;" arcsize="11%" fillcolor="#ff6d31"> <v:stroke dashstyle="Solid" weight="0px" color="#ff6d31"/> <w:anchorlock/> <v:textbox inset="0px,0px,0px,0px"> <center dir="false" style="color:#ffffff;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px"> <![endif]--> <span class="button" style="background-color: #ff6d31; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-radius: 4px; border-right: 0px solid transparent; border-top: 0px solid transparent; color: #ffffff; display: inline-block; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: undefined; mso-border-alt: none; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; text-align: center; width: 100%; word-break: keep-all; letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="word-break: break-word; line-height: 28px;">How to get your PD Certificate</span></span> <!--[if mso]></center></v:textbox></v:roundrect><![endif]--></a></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-23" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#22a57c;color:#000;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#fff;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><strong>WHAT'S TRENDING ON THE ATA FACEBOOK PAGE</strong></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-24" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#333;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="33.333333333333336%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:15px;vertical-align:top"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center"><div style="max-width:198.333px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/9sjw/22gx686o/6h2/6rc/4ya/527230225_1266369305281716_3411039336398034615_n.jpg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="198.333" alt="Image" title="Image" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-2" width="66.66666666666667%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:15px;padding-top:15px;vertical-align:top"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#22a57c;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><strong>No words needed!</strong></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Our most popular Facebook post this month perfectly captured that special connection between teacher aides and teachers. </span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">It’s a fun reminder that the best partnerships are built on understanding, teamwork, and a great sense of humour!</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><strong>34,390 views</strong></span><br /> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><strong>148 reactions, 100 comments and 22 shares</strong></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="button_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/AustralianTeacherAide/" target="_blank" style="color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;"> <!--[if mso]><v:roundrect xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" href="https://www.facebook.com/AustralianTeacherAide/" style="height:38px;width:416px;v-text-anchor:middle;" arcsize="11%" fillcolor="#ff6d31"> <v:stroke dashstyle="Solid" weight="0px" color="#ff6d31"/> <w:anchorlock/> <v:textbox inset="0px,0px,0px,0px"> <center dir="false" style="color:#ffffff;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px"> <![endif]--> <span class="button" style="background-color: #ff6d31; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-radius: 4px; border-right: 0px solid transparent; border-top: 0px solid transparent; color: #ffffff; display: inline-block; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: undefined; mso-border-alt: none; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; text-align: center; width: 100%; word-break: keep-all; letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="word-break: break-word;"><span style="word-break: break-word; line-height: 28px;" data-mce-style>Join 24,662 other happy ATA Facebook followers</span></span></span> <!--[if mso]></center></v:textbox></v:roundrect><![endif]--></a></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-25" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#000;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center"><div style="max-width:655px"><a href="https://www.australianteacheraide.com.au/ataps-partner-school" target="_blank"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/9sjw/22gx686o/d7h/jhp/vyt/April%202025%20TA%20talk%20%20%283%29.jpg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="655" alt title height="auto" /></a></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-26" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#000;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top"><table class="divider_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span style="word-break: break-word;"> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-27" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#ff6d31;color:#000;width:655px;margin:0 auto" width="655"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;background-color:#22a57c;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#ff6d31;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; 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